Ah Eva Green! We all loved her in Casino Royale and Kingdom of Heaven, but I for one love her a lot more in Fifi Chachnil. A big thank you goes out to Faire Frou Frou owner Alison Rubke for giving us the heads up!
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by Mandolina
Ah Eva Green! We all loved her in Casino Royale and Kingdom of Heaven, but I for one love her a lot more in Fifi Chachnil. A big thank you goes out to Faire Frou Frou owner Alison Rubke for giving us the heads up!
by Rene
In this series, TLP will narrow our coverage of lingerie around the globe and focus on the country of Poland. Poland has a long history of textile manufacturing and since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Poland has been embracing market economies. Freed from quotas and mandated manufacturing, many Polish textile companies are stepping on to the world stage.
Coemi has been a leading manufacturer of women’s high class lingerie since 1994. From the very beginning, the main objective was to manufacture products of the highest quality and unique design. We are able to achieve these objectives thanks to modern production equipment as well as qualified staff. In our variety of goods we offer a basic and cotton collection as well as the most diverse and yearly-modernized “Fashion” collection.
Similar to other Polish brands, Coemi offers a very broad collection. On top of four Basic offerings and eight Cotton offerings, there are 33 choices in the Fashion collection for 2008. Take a look at the thumbnails at the bottom of this article. Coemi differs from some of the other Polish brands because there is certain continuity to the offering. Coemi designs chemises, night dresses, pajamas, baby dolls, and dressing gowns in lovely satins with hints of lace and ribbon. The offering looks similar to Diane Rubach’s Diki line and the old DePledge line.
Shop for Coemi at TLP favorite Ever So Sexy and from the company store (if your Polish is up to par).
Photos are from Coemi web site and were photographed by Francesco Chiappetta
by Rene
In just her second year, Helene Ponot is becoming a brand to watch in France. She makes the “Made in France” the central themes of her collection with ostrich feather and fur embellishments that would only make sense on French lingerie . The collection takes inspiration from Ava Gardner, Gena Rowland, Lauren Baccal, and Anouck Aime. Helene also offers a bespoke service, but I would guess as her name grows, she will focus on her ready-to-wear collections. Find Helene in Paris.
Photos © Boris Michel 2006
In this jacquard corset with real ostrich feather trim, Helene Ponot has created an elegant and sassy piece. This was featured in a late issue of IAB with a suggested MSRP of $798.
Watch a clip from a lingerie show.
Thumbnails of her collections:
Photos © Boris Michel 2006
by Rene
In this series, TLP will narrow our coverage of lingerie around the globe and focus on the country of Poland. Poland has a long history of textile manufacturing and since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Poland has been embracing market economies. Freed from quotas and mandated manufacturing, many Polish textile companies are stepping on to the world stage.
Lupoline is our first stop on this tour of Polish lingerie. The company has been ramping up production since 2002 and now offers an immense product line (see thumbnails below). The line looks to be of high quality and it is clear from the website that Lupoline is eyeing markets outside of Poland with content that has been localized for many countries and languages. The domain Lupoline.us has recently been acquired and the company may be making a push for the US market.
The collections includes well over 30 pieces per season and this is on top of a permanent collection. The pieces are numbered which helps with their deep catalogue. Here are a few selections:
Images from Lupoline, Marcin Kowalski, Desu
Lupoline is available from a company store at http://www.sklep.lupoline.pl/ and from Desu.com.pl. If you can’t remember your exchange rate for zloty Google US or Google UK can easily convert to US greenbacks or UK pounds. If you would rather, TLP favorite Peacock and Strutt have also stocked some pieces from Lupoline collection. You may be able to email them and see if they have access to more of the pieces.
Click on these thumbs to see the breadth of the Lupoline offering.
by Rene
Claire Hughes is a young graduate of De Montfort University. She currently works for a UK lingerie conglomerate. TLP asked Claire about her career so far. Q: How did you get into the lingerie industry?
A: I went to De Montfort to study contour fashion as I had a interest in corsetry and the structure of a garment. I completed the course with a 2:2.
Q: When did you finish at DMU?
A: I finished De Monfort (Contour Programme) last year.
Q: How long did it take?
A: The course took three years to complete. It was the best time I have had so far — meeting new people and making really good friends.
Q: What did you like most about the programme?
A: The thing I most enjoyed about the course was learning corsetry, which was one of the reasons why I decided to study at De Montfort. I don’t really have a thing that I liked the least I just had a really good time at university and I like to think I made the most of it.
Q: Did you complete a final project?
A: I researched and investigated 1920’s control underwear. I produced six individual outfits, making it into something that could be worn by modern women. I wanted the collection to have the feel of the 1920’s. I also wanted to materialize the independence and freedom that women were gaining every day in social and political venues, but keeping the line sexy.
Q: Do you keep in touch with other DMU alum?
A: Yes, not as much as I would like but we all keep in touch on facebook.
Q: Where are you working now?
A: I am currently working for a lingerie company in the UK as a fabric technologist?
Q: What does a fabric technologist do?
A: I manage critical paths, which means I sit in conference calls with the factories and members of our team discussing what is out-standing, what needs to be brought forward, and what needs to be a priority. I also work with fabrics to ensure the colour is consistent with standards that have been approved for the entire production: lab dips, bulk, pre-production garments, and gold seals (the final product). I also communicate with customers when they require colour assistance with lab dips, bulks, and test reports . I also review and approve reports for fabrics that have been undergone customer scrutiny.
Photos courtesy of Katherine Jones